The RAS revolution continues!
Tango Therapeutics' new results date back to the discovery of a synthetic lethal interaction, in 2016: PRMT5 inhibition selectively kills cancer cells deficient in MTAP β about 40% of pancreatic cancer β while ~sparing normal cells
This mechanism itself is probably independent of RAS, but given RAS inhibition is the likely future foundation of therapy, Tango's PRMT5 inhibitor, Vopimetostat, was tested in combination with RevMed's RAS inhibitor, Daraxonrasib β in MTAP-deficient pancreatic cancer
Today's data come from a small number of patients, but the 6-month progression-free survival was 90% (compared, cross-trial, with Daraxonrasib alone, ~56%)
June 2026 is the biggest month in drug development in PDAC ever in human history. Any objection?